US EditionHong Kong Sets Out Plan to Regulate Crypto, Encourage Tokenization
- On June 27, 2025, the government of Hong Kong released Policy Statement 2.0 to enhance regulation of digital assets and advance efforts in tokenization.
- This release follows Hong Kong’s May law enabling stablecoin issuer licensing, set to take effect on August 1, aiming to foster innovation in the sector.
- Policy Statement 2.0 introduces the LEAP framework focusing on legal streamlining, expanding tokenized products, advancing use cases, collaboration, and talent development.
- The government highlighted that tokenization digitizes assets, enhances liquidity, and real-world asset tokenization has reached $24 billion, while clarifying stamp duty on tokenized ETFs.
- These initiatives seek to establish Hong Kong as a leading international center for digital assets by combining fintech innovations with real economic activities, all within a carefully regulated framework that emphasizes risk control and investor safeguards.
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Hong Kong sharpens crypto hub focus amid rising global competition
Hong Kong is intensifying its bid to become a global digital asset (DA) hub with the release of an updated policy statement focused on accelerating stablecoin use and tokenisation efforts, amid renewed momentum in the US this year. “The government’s highly anticipated Policy Statement 2.0, aimed at establishing Hong Kong as a global digital assets hub, comes at a time when Trump 2.0 is trying to make America the ‘crypto capital of the planet’,” …
Hong Kong issues digital asset development policy statement 2.0, a move to cement the city’s global financial hub status
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday issued a Policy Statement 2.0 on the Development of Digital Assets in Hong Kong, reinforcing its commitment to establishing Hong Kong as a global hub for innovation in the digital asset (DA) field, according to a release seen on the website of the HKSAR government on Thursday.
Second policy statement on development of digital assets issued to scale Hong Kong to new heights of global digital asset leadership (Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
) The Government today (June 26) issued the Policy Statement 2.0 on the Development of Digital Assets in Hong Kong, reinforcing its commitment to establishing Hong Kong as a global hub for innovation in the digital asset (DA) field. This new policy statement builds upon the foundational measures outlined in the initial policy statement released in October 2022. The Policy Statement 2.0 sets out a vision for a trusted and innovative DA ecosystem …
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